The Origins Of Slipknot 

Mick Thompson is one of my biggest inspirations and is a heavily slept on guitarist

Slipknot was the band that got me into metal and is still one of my favorites. There's just something about their sound that's so different and unique.

Their first three “real” albums are all basically perfect, I fucking love their old music so much. Even though I don’t like their newer stuff as much, they’ve definitely made an impact.

As a young kid in the 2000s I remember push my fingers into my eyes music video on MTV scaring the hell out of me and then come around nine or ten I found their music and grew to like it

The first time I heard Slipknot was on the school bus going down a gravel road in rural Iowa in probably 1999. It was my first burnt CD that some kid stole from his older sister and gave to me. It blew my mind at the time. Later I found out Corey grew up a half hour away from where I lived. When Stone Sour came out they recorded their first album at a then brand new local studio. A few years later I had the opportunity to meet Corey in the parking lot of a small local music venue

Purity is one of the best songs Slipknot have ever made🔥

Slipknot is peak 2000

Can't imagine how hot that diving mask must have been on stage 😂

I love how the songs off self titled gave me the exact same image as the album cover Slipknot really do look exactly how they sound

So proud I got to all the OG members at ozzfest 2004 Raleigh NC was some amazing lineups! RIP Paul and Joey truly inspiring artist.

Great job! Slipknot's music literally saved my life as a teenager; gave me a window of empathy to peer through whenever I felt alone. Your videos are always top quality (imo), but this one resonated personally with me.

IMO Slipknot was probably one of the most important bands to come out of the Nu-Metal era. Self-titled and especially IOWA were like proto-type DeathCore albums

TLDR scary mask men make angry songs.

I only discovered Slipknot in 2015, at the time it mas amazing to me, the amount of energy and Rage in the songs, the riffs, my teenage self loved their music, it was Wilder Times. I still love them by the way...

Can’t believe you didn’t mention the gold disk with anders… such a masterpiece!!!

damn joey's drums sound really good on those early tracks

You know what would be cool? If you went through the rest of the Slipknot story with this kind of production. This video is amazing and I think it would make an awesome two or three parter for the rest of the story. Good job.

Slipknot, easily one of the most iconic bands of the 2000s and they totally deserve it. I was a bit late to their music as my introduction was through "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)" era, I wish I could've experienced "IOWA" and/or their debut but I didn't know anyone around me who listened to this kinda music at that time. Nonetheless like many others, "Duality" was my introduction to the band and I was so hooked on that song however it was "Vermilion Pt. 2" (the music video especially) and "Before I Forget" that truly had a hold on my 13-14 year old heart, those songs were amazing. However the whole album was brilliant and I think it holds up beautifully well. I eventually did get around to listening to their early work and I remember enjoying what I heard as well, perfect for my hidden inner angsty teen self in that time lol. Admittedly though my likeness for them kinda faded a bit not because I thought their music was bad but mainly because I was getting into other music at the time and wasn't listening to as much Nu-Metal anymore and when "All Hope is Lost" came out when I was a junior in high school, while I did really like the singles "Psychosocial" and especially "Dead Memories", I never got around to listening to the album, even to this day. I haven't listened to any of their newer stuff at all after those last two singles from All Hope Is Lost and I don't have the drive to listen to them anytime soon but I will always have respect and appreciation for what they did back in the 2000s and they totally earned that icon status in the Rock & Metal world. It's just a bit sad that they have become a trend band for some. I've seen some younger people wearing their shirts and not knowing they are a band and thinking they are clothing brand... It really blew my mind that even they are slightly getting that treatment... It's not as bad as say Nirvana or Misfits but it's telling of where their name might be in a few more years... 😕

Slipknot is the best album ever recorded. I got it 3 months after it came out in 99, and became litrally addicted to it. It still can't be touched by any other, in my opinion.

MFKR 2023 Still sounds amazing

I was an edgy son of a bitch when I was young, so Slipknot was just incredible. First experience was the Before I Forget music video on MTV, fell in love in like 5 seconds. Great video mate.

Do Nothing/Bitchslap is by FAR, one of Slipknot's best tracks. I'd so love to hear it re-recorded, but with original members (including Corey) and current Slipknot production standards.

I discovered this album almost 10 years after its release and fell in love with their music.... These are timeless classics - the raw emotion and perseverance in their stories!! Thank you so much for your well-researched and informative videos about my fav bands!!

MFKR actually has riffs that can be heard on Iowa and Vol. 3 as well

Same with L.D. 50, the first time somebody put this album on the rest of the world went away and the whole thing absorbed me. At a party and would not let another person touch the stereo till the album was done. Also 'Get this or die' should have been mentioned.

Man, I was in the middle of watching this when news broke about Slipknot parting ways with Craig Jones. 😢

Slipknot is one of my favorite bands Great video grey \m/

One of my biggest regrets about selling my physical media years ago because "it's all digital now" is selling my Slipknot album with frail limb nursery and purity 🥺

Joey Jordison and Corey Taylor simp reporting for duty

All hope is gone is one of the defining albums of my youth...

I used to love playing "confessions" from their MFKR album around people and saying "bet you don't know who this is/won't believe who it is!". Seriously though, i wouldn't have minded seeing how they evolved with that original style over time, and hearing what kind of crazy, but definitely unique and original kinds of songs they would've managed to gift mankind with, had they kept this style and lineup 🤯 I mean, just in the song "B!+©h$pl@p", you have them essentially playing a nu metal breakdown (which the riff was actually kept and reused In their S/T album later on). So after starting off with a brutal, adrenaline pumping, SlipKnoT-style of prepping the listener to break bones and cause brain damage... only to then have the balls to concoct a surprisingly copacetic and mind-blowing merging of 2 genres that no single, sane person is a fan of both by themselves, and leaving you wanting more of the macchiato metal frappe' that isn't made anymore! by performing the musical equivalent of defibullating the listener when they're already awake! and without any kind of warning or buildup... they INSTANTLY, and unapologetically transition into a clean, upbeat jazzy sound, that resembles some music you would hear in the character select area of a Japanese fighting game (something like guilty gear), and then it crossbred with some "royalty free" tunes you might hear on a burned CD of instrumentals that a small coffee shop owner downloaded on Napster/limewire, to play for his customers all day. Seriously they were their own genre, basically "NU{√azz} metal" or "CoffeeGrind-core"... every time I listen to it, I halfway expect people to start quietly snapping their fingers in lieu of clapping/cheering as their applause at the end, or some self-renowned "cool cat" to start reciting his improv slam poetry as a surprise cameo haha

YES! Thanks for covering one of my favorite bands ever! Awesome video, you're underrated AF G.Mads ! One Love Paul & Joey 🤘❤️🎵💜♾️🖤💯💯💯♠️

Lmao that kid with in the space jam shirt was hilarious.

Let's fucking go saw them live a while back right before the new album came out , shit never gets old \m/

I saw this video like the first 20 minutes of when it came out but I didn’t know what to say, I’ve been yearning for some Slipknot analysis videos since I got into their music. Im a newer fan, started listening to their music a little bit before 2022 ended and I’ve loved them ever since, their first album is my favoruite but I have special spots for the rest as they’re all very cool. Hopefully I’ll be able to attend one of their concerts sometime soon, they’ve opened my eyes up to some absolutely amazing music and specifically into the metal genre. This is an amazing video and very inspiring.

Your videos are so well made, really been enjoying your content. Keep it up mate!

Loved these guys around self titled + specially Iowa time … ferocious racket! Happy times. Great, informative vid as usual :) Thanks!

Slipknot is actually my third favorite band of all time, first being Disturbed and second being System of a down. Something I`ve always love about there music is there one of the few bands who are willing to try different genres out from metal, Goth, rock and even some old country (Mainly from Vol 3) also my favorite Slipknot album is actually All hope is Gone!

I used to like Slipknot a lot, still listen to some of their stuff as a guilty pleasure

First thing I had to do coming out of work: put this video on and listen/watch it.

Who else sold a copy of MFKR back to a CD store for a few bucks not knowing what it would one day be worth 😢

good choice of background music, i can never forget maenad veyl

Was not expecting this, will check tonight. Awesome

There's a little mandela effect Everyone thinks the song is named "Eyeore", but in fact it's "Eeyore'

23:43 is everyone going to ignore the fact we just heard craig talk?😂

Wow. I’ve been a slipknot fan since 1999, and I learned a lot here. Thanks! Edit: @15:04, I remember downloading this song on Napster, and thinking someone just edited the weird Jazz section into the song. I didn’t realize that was the official audio untill this day. Fast forward years later, and I became a pretty big IWrestledABearOnce fan. And they always praised Slipknot. It all makes sense

A common theme with these great bands is MR.FUCKING.BUNGLE. Where is the documentary on them? After all, it's a heavy influence.

Grew up 2.5 hours outside of Des Moines in Iowa....I was in 8th grade when the self titled cd was released, and these guys were game changing. That CD flooded that school faster than anything I heard back then lol. Add being a bunch of pissed of rebellious misunderstood kids from Iowa we flocked to it lol. Amazing CD, then they dropped Iowa...it was over. Roadrunner had ALL the good bands back then.

I know many fans who wish they'd make another album as wild & intense as their 1st LP, & yeah I agree that would be great but lets not be greedy. Its amazing their first album even *EXIST* This LP is legitimately BANANAS.

Holy shit Craig spoke!

Gonna need that korn video soon 🙏 ❤️

The first song from The End So Far & their newest single, Bone Church both have that jazz/funk/disco style to it.

Glad I got to see them in 2000 in a small venue it was the best show other then slayer

15:11 that's basically a lift from Naked City

Such a great video! You really did your research!

This doc is very well made \m/ i really enjoyed it watching

I've checked some of there history since your video and the album was a super important part of slipknot it's interesting because under the name slipknot they never played shows for awhile and just put the word out and created a small buzz they played one show and became the biggest band in the area after one show no one seen anything like it they obviously new they were on to something and ran with it

Daybute.

Funnily enought, Mate Feed Kill Repeat is actually what got me into more experimental music going from that to Dream Theatre, and then to Mr. Bungle and Cardiacs. That album literally started my tastes as a musician

3:00 - there's a thing I've also noticed a reverb tail at exactly 24:00

3:11 That sounds like an unhinged advertisement and I'm all for it.

Please do a mushroomhead too. I know their fall from grace was catastrophic but I still think those guys still deserve recognition, even now.

I stoped watching Slipknot biographical videos many years ago cause they were all pretty much the same but I gotta say for some reason I decided to give yours a chance and I’m pretty satisfied, you add some interesting flavor so good job dude!

great video as always, i love this album but i think iowa is where they really perfected their craft.

My first Slipknot album was on a trade with my cousin for a Phil Collins album back when you used to order CDs from a magazine

Hell yea mads. Thanks for the video bro 🤘

R.I.P - PAUL - JOEY - CHRIS - CRAIG....! S.I.C. - 4 LIFE

I gave my computer digital herpes hunting down the tracks to Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. while I was in high school in the early 2000s. I had a friend that knew I was into heavy metal and he kept telling me about Slipknot. At first I was like “do they really need nine members?” and “what’s up with the masks and jumpsuits?” But once convinced I gave the self-titled and Iowa a listen and immediately wanted more and that led to hoping on Kazaa and praying that track that took 12 hours to download was authentic and not some mislabeled local band’s shit demo. So after catching up with everybody else friends we’re coming to me to hear what I was able to harvest from the good old P2P. I always treated this ”demo” as more of an album and a decent one at that. They kind of lost me after Iowa but definitely worth seeing live. Also there was something about system 32…I’m sure that was nothing my computer needed to worry about.

I was a better person before I got to curious and decided to look up BMTH’s cover of Eyeless 💀

12 year old me in 1999, discovering the self titled album… the memories. Less than a year later, I was buying death/black metal cds 😂

they is the pioner of crazy death core riff and music style

The Sid story is 100% true, also the entire band would think it is cringe unironically using the term "alpha male peacocking" also also Craig left the band today.

bro im so sad you didnt look at confessions from mfkr its alot like only one but its probably my favorite song from the albulm

Bitchslap is one of my favorite slipknot songs ever. Don't give a fuck what anyone says. The first three albums are pure perfection in my opinion. Primarily self titled and Iowa. Slipknot has changed a lot and so has my musical taste (more of an old school death metal,slam,black metal guy these days ) but I'll praise these first three albums till the day I die.

The first two albums are my favorites Iowa being my personal favorite. It this band that got me in to the heavier side of music like meshuggah and other mask bands like Mr bungle and mushroomhead

Slipknot is amazing. I wish people would read their lyrics and realize they come from a place of darkness and pain. Something I believe most can relate with in some way. Great video!

Sup there Gray!

Mick was in a death metal called BodyPit with Paul Grey as well as a guitar teacher.

This is so off topic but is your transition sound effect the menu sound from silent hill? Lmao I was just playing it and it sounds so familiar

Hell yeaaaah. Good content.

32:00 Hate to be that guy but that song is Scissors, not Eeyore.

Slipknot- Slipknot has a massive solo, and everyone ignores it with success...

The self funded album , the slipknot album and Iowa are brutal and fresh to this day , for me those 3 albums sound like a completely different band , the stuff after that isn't for me but I'm glad there are so many kids who like them , even if it's because they like the more radio friendly stuff from the later years , hopefully they will find harder metal through listening to the harder stuff.

Oh great another RU-vid documentary where the narrator has an extreme upswing at the end of every sentence? Like they're asking a question?

Actually the Silver Disc is one of the first Corey demos. The band wanted to see how Corey sounds live, by using some special live equipment in the studio. The Gold Disc is actually the last Anders demo, which is just a better MFKR

Slipknot are Awesome been a Maggot since 99 and they still kick ass at every show and make kick ass Albums RIP (1)JOEY JORDISON AND (2) PAUL GRAY we love and miss you dude's very much thank you Maggots for life 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

slipknot ripped off the mask gimmick from mr bungle, some of their songs in MFKR clearly has a Bungle influence musically speaking

One of the most annoying things I continue to hear about Slipknot is that they are a corporate entity that just ripped off Mushroomhead. I heard it back in ‘99 when I got the OG version of their debut and I hear it more now that I live in Ohio. SMH

Buddy, I gotta be honest, being 14-15-16 around the time of numetal's rise in popularity, there was this weird embarrassment I felt when I think of my 15 year old self wearing a Korn t-shirt and a gigantic pair of Jncos and listening to three dolla bill yall. This channel is actually reminding me that I was in fact cooler than absolutely everybody. That's a fact. Thank you.

Mag life 4 lyfe

Thankyou

It is funny how I used to listen to their music before I knew the band's name my brother had most of the early stuff and would listen to that and PanterA almost every single day until he started listening country metal bands

'Debut' has a silent t dude!

The only big flaw of the self tittle is not having the Original version purchasable, there is something amazing about having frail limb and purity in their original spot

Duality and Before I Forget was nostalgia

Thanks for making this however, what is with all the former band member name mispronounciations?

The truth for the masks is probably somewhere in the middle. Clown is basically their marketing guru, at least in the early days. He brought in a mask as a joke but then others brought theirs, then he pitched the idea to them to use the look to promote the band.

glad i got this video recommended, saw some quality content on your channel 👀

Pre 2000 if ppl heard you jamming Knot, you were some psychopathical neifelhiem...man i miss the looks ppl would give me driving around the city 😂😂

When the music video to Spit it Out dropped so did my jaw, Slipknot got me out of metal orthodoxy and made me realize that there is more to music than "true and correct" death metal, after that I discovered numetal and then all other music genres I ignored forever. In a way if it wasn't for Slipknot I would never discover Wu Tang Clan lol